# Namla Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Namla

Namla is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,989 people in 616 households**, the 14th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 2,989people (2011)
- 616households
- 80.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Namla

Of every 100 households in Namla in 2011, 88 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Namla · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**34%

Tap water ****15%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**75%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****51%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Namla?

■ Namla · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**940

Working population ****35.4%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 72.7% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 425 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 200 (19%) · **■** Marginal 413 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Darjeeling Pulbazar

- Relling3,568 people
- Hatta3,436 people
- Singla Tea Garden3,400 people
- Phubsering Tea Garden3,208 people
- Bloomfield Tea Garden2,901 people
- Lamagaon2,630 people
- Pattabong Tea Garden2,347 people
- Lebong Tea Garden2,276 people

[All 43 villages in Darjeeling Pulbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/darjeeling-pulbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Namla?2,989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namla in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Namla?80.6% (Census 2011)